Game postponed after 6 New York Yankees have tested positive for Covid-19, team says
By Jill Martin and Travis Caldwell, CNN Six players on the New York Yankees have tested positive for Covid-19, general manager Brian Cashman told…
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An officer is killed and 4 others wounded during a standoff in a Texas town
By Raja Razek, CNN An officer was killed and four others were wounded during a standoff involving a barricaded person in Levelland, Texas, on…
Continue Reading Maryland jury finds gunman in Capital Gazette shooting criminally responsible and rejects his mental illness argument
By Connor Spielmaker and Kay Jones, CNN A jury in Maryland on Thursday found that the man who killed five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper…
Continue Reading Georgia interstate will reopen ahead of schedule after being closed because of bridge accident
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Interstate 16 in south Georgia, which was closed in both directions after a large dump trailer damaged an overpass in…
Continue Reading California doctor faces federal charges in fake Covid-19 vaccine scheme
By Stella Chan, CNN A licensed naturopathic doctor from Northern California was arrested Wednesday for running a fake Covid-19 immunization and…
Continue Reading Long Island teen with 90+ mph fastball is the first known Orthodox Jewish player drafted in Major League Baseball
By David Williams, CNN Right handed pitcher Jacob Steinmetz has a fastball in the 90-94 mph range, a wicked curve ball and a deeply-held religious…
Continue Reading Inside Louisiana hospital with most Covid-19 patients in state
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, has the highest number of Covid-19 patients in the state. CNN’s Miguel Marquez…
Continue Reading US suffering worst wildfire season in a decade
The US wildfire season is off to its worst start in a decade, especially in California. CNN’s Stephanie Elam…
Continue Reading This California firefighter has been on the job 25 years. He’s seen firsthand how wildfires have worsened
By Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN This is Dennis Smith’s 25th fire season with CalFire, so the Fire Captain is fully aware of how much…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s latest Covid-19 surge features more unvaccinated people in their 30s and 40s
By Miguel Marquez, Laura Dolan and Eric Levenson, CNN For Dr. Frank Courmier, the latest Covid-19 surge hitting his Louisiana hospital is different…
Continue Reading This all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit from WWII may finally receive a Congressional Gold Medal
By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion had to…
Continue Reading Police officers speak to Black drivers with less respect than White drivers, study finds
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Police officers conduct themselves differently during traffic stops with Black and White drivers, even down to the subtlest of…
Continue Reading Black Americans are battling ‘three pandemics,’ new report finds
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Higher unemployment rates, lower household incomes and lack of access to health care left Black Americans more vulnerable…
Continue Reading In 911 calls before Richard Sherman’s arrest, wife said Sherman was threatening suicide
By Travis Caldwell, Andy Rose and Amir Vera, CNN Calls made to 911 before NFL player Richard Sherman’s early Wednesday arrest in King County,…
Continue Reading California county faces new blaze after 2018 devastation of the Camp Fire
By Jay Croft, CNN Northern California’s Butte County, the site of the state’s deadliest and most destructive inferno ever in 2018, is now…
Continue Reading Latino Americans are optimistic about the country’s future despite being hit hard by the pandemic, a Pew survey finds
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Latinos in the US were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic on a number of fronts. They experienced higher rates of virus deaths…
Continue Reading Miami Beach police believe 2 men found in the former Versace mansion died by suicide
By Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN Two men who were found dead in a hotel room at the former Gianni Versace mansion in Miami Beach apparently died…
Continue Reading National fire preparedness level highest in over a decade
High fire activity across the West has caused authorities to raise the national preparedness level to a 5. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam explains…
Continue Reading New book shows top US generals planned ways to stop Trump in case of coup
The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might…
Continue Reading Widow tears up talking about husband’s plea before he died of Covid-19
Amy Tersteeg talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her husband’s plea to get their children vaccinated before he died of…
Continue Reading See Manchin’s reaction to $3.5 trillion proposal
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the sweeping $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would require the support from all Senate Democrats…
Continue Reading Court rules New York cannot enforce its racing ban on horse trainer Bob Baffert
By Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame horse trainer suspended from participating in multiple events following a winning…
Continue Reading Tennessee’s former vaccine manager said she was sent a dog muzzle before she was fired
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Tennessee’s former vaccine manager said she received a dog muzzle in the mail before she was fired. Dr. Michelle…
Continue Reading Former vaccine official says she received disturbing package before she was fired
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who served as Tennessee’s top vaccine official before she was fired, describes receiving a disturbing package shortly before her…
Continue Reading The death toll in the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 97
By Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN Rescue crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble of the Surfside, Florida, building collapse; and though…
Continue Reading Royal Caribbean is not responsible for toddler’s 2019 cruise ship death, judge rules
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Royal Caribbean Cruises is not responsible for the death of an 18-month-old girl who fell from her grandfather’s arms…
Continue Reading ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic will be resentenced after a court order
By Carma Hassan, CNN Joseph Maldonado-Passage, known as Joe Exotic on the 2020 Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and…
Continue Reading A car slammed into a home injuring a young girl, so a stranger jumped to action and saved her
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A good Samaritan is being credited for being instrumental in saving the life of a little girl who was critically injured…
Continue Reading ‘Got to get out of here’: Officials release harrowing 911 calls from condo collapse
Florida officials have released new 911 audio from the moments following the deadly Surfside condo collapse. CNN’s Rose Flores…
Continue Reading Man who pleaded guilty in murder-for-hire case planned to pin killings on Black Lives Matter, prosecutors say
By Kendall Lanier and Amanda Watts, CNN A 51-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to one count of murder for hire, according to a news release…
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